Running a rear tire on the front of my 48, bad idea!
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Running a rear tire on the front of my 48, bad idea!
I ordered new whitewall tires for my 48. Shinko 777, fr and bk have the same basic pattern.
Going to run a 170/70 on the rear and 150/80 on the front.
Fatter front and back.
Only the front size I chose is a rear tire. I do not plan on riding in the rain, I will avoid it as much as possible short of being stuck in it. I am a slow cautious driver, not a daredevil at all.
Reading online people say to run a rear tire in reverse on the front of the bike. I think it is because the rear pushes and the front pulls... Not sure.
Has anyone done this? Am I going to regret my decision?
Please keep you responses based on experience...
Going to run a 170/70 on the rear and 150/80 on the front.
Fatter front and back.
Only the front size I chose is a rear tire. I do not plan on riding in the rain, I will avoid it as much as possible short of being stuck in it. I am a slow cautious driver, not a daredevil at all.
Reading online people say to run a rear tire in reverse on the front of the bike. I think it is because the rear pushes and the front pulls... Not sure.
Has anyone done this? Am I going to regret my decision?
Please keep you responses based on experience...
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Yep, just run is backwards.
You run it in the reverse direction to prevent pulling the tire ply's apart. The ply's are directional in that a rear tire is constructed to withstand the forces of acceleration while the front ply construction is laid up in the opposite direction to withstand braking forces.
You run it in the reverse direction to prevent pulling the tire ply's apart. The ply's are directional in that a rear tire is constructed to withstand the forces of acceleration while the front ply construction is laid up in the opposite direction to withstand braking forces.
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I've been digging through the old grey cells and it was back in the late 60s when dual direction tyres came in for a few years. They were great at the time, but that is over 40 years ago! Tyre design has moved on. Keep up with the times.....
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